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So wikipedia is now part of the supply chain (informally) which means there is another set of people who will try to hijack Wikipedia, as if we didn't had enoug

by throwaway198846 7mo ago

So wikipedia is now part of the supply chain (informally) which means there is another set of people who will try to hijack Wikipedia, as if we didn't had enough, just great.

jamespo 7mo ago
What's your solution? If you search google for 7-zip the official website is the first hit.
lyu07282 7mo ago
I was always impressed by how fast wikipedia editors revert that kind of stuff, so I think it's great advice actually!
n4bz0r 7mo ago
Not exactly news, wiki's been used for misinformation quite extensively from what I recall. You can't always be 100% sure with any online source of information, but at least you know there is an extensive community that'll notice if something's fishy rather sooner than later.
jolmg 7mo ago
You can corroborate multiple trusted sources, especially those with histories. You can check the edit history of the Wikipedia article. Also, if you search "7zip" on HN, the second result with loads of votes and comments is 7-zip.org. Another is searching the Archlinux package repos; you can check the git history of the package build files to see where it's gotten the source from.
- halJordan 7mo ago
  And we're really going to do all the brouhaha for a single dl of an alternative compressor ? And then multiple that work as a best practice for every single interaction on the Internet? No we're not.
  - carshodev 7mo ago
    The dl for some programs are often on some subdomain page with like 2 lines of text and 10 dl links for binaries, even for official programs. Its so hard to know whether they are legit or not.
  - jolmg 7mo ago
    My point was more along the lines of "there's no need to complain about Wikipedia being hijackable, there are other options", and now you're complaining about having too many options... You don't need to do everything or anything. They're options. Use your own judgment.

So wikipedia is now part of the supply chain (informally) which means there is another set of people who will try to hijack Wikipedia, as if we didn't had enough, just great.

jamespo 7mo ago

What's your solution? If you search google for 7-zip the official website is the first hit.

lyu07282 7mo ago

I was always impressed by how fast wikipedia editors revert that kind of stuff, so I think it's great advice actually!

n4bz0r 7mo ago

Not exactly news, wiki's been used for misinformation quite extensively from what I recall. You can't always be 100% sure with any online source of information, but at least you know there is an extensive community that'll notice if something's fishy rather sooner than later.

jolmg 7mo ago

You can corroborate multiple trusted sources, especially those with histories. You can check the edit history of the Wikipedia article. Also, if you search "7zip" on HN, the second result with loads of votes and comments is 7-zip.org. Another is searching the Archlinux package repos; you can check the git history of the package build files to see where it's gotten the source from.

halJordan 7mo ago
And we're really going to do all the brouhaha for a single dl of an alternative compressor ? And then multiple that work as a best practice for every single interaction on the Internet? No we're not.
- carshodev 7mo ago
  The dl for some programs are often on some subdomain page with like 2 lines of text and 10 dl links for binaries, even for official programs. Its so hard to know whether they are legit or not.
- jolmg 7mo ago
  My point was more along the lines of "there's no need to complain about Wikipedia being hijackable, there are other options", and now you're complaining about having too many options... You don't need to do everything or anything. They're options. Use your own judgment.